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    Over the last several thousand years there have been the rise and fall of different kingdoms‚ monarchies‚ and rules; with that‚ there have been the rise and fall of different religions throughout the world. Originally humans communicated through stories passed down through the generations and the paintings on the walls. Aboriginal people never wrote or documented their stories and rituals; it was all passed down by word of mouth. It was relayed down from parents to their children‚ to their children

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    Native American Mascots: Keep Them for the Win or Throw Them in the Bin? When imaging a mascot‚ the first image to appear in my head is my high school mascot which is a tiger. In addition‚ I think of the attributes it represents‚ such as pride‚ honor‚ power‚ and determination; however‚ alongside these thoughts come the memories of the ridiculous mascot in the tiger costume messing around at pep rallies and of the stripes painted on the bodies of tailgaters who would go out and “roar” at the football

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    English Period 1 November 8‚ 2013 Racism against Native Americans in the 1900’s Today‚ when one thinks of racism‚ they think of African Americans or Hispanics. Believe it or not‚ there was other racism. Native Americans lived with racism throughout the 1900’s. This is overlooked by many Americans. It is a lost part of history. In the Indian Killer‚ by Sherman Alexie‚ the city shows discrimination towards the Native American’s. They use a Native American as a scapegoat for a killer that the police have

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    Ethnic Groups and Discrimination Native Americans The ethnic group that I choose was Native Americans. I am of Caucasian descendant with Native American from my dad’s side. I really want to learn more about my heritage and family background. The Native Americans didn’t participate in discrimination; they were affected by people discriminating against them. The immigration of Indian American has taken place in several waves since the first Indian American came to the United States in the 1700’s

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    Expansion and Native American Losses When the European colonies arrived to the land we now call America‚ the Native Americans’ way of life was destroyed. Europeans brought over diseases such as smallpox‚ measles‚ and malaria‚ all of which were never before exposed to the Native Americans. Disease wasn’t the only thing that the Europeans brought over. Along with Disease‚ Europeans also brought their culture‚ lifestyle‚ and their lust for land. The population of the Native Americans dramatically

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    mascots. Some team names and mascots are related to Native Americans‚ such as The Cleveland Indians‚ Kansas City Chiefs‚ Washington Redskins‚ and the Florida State Seminoles. Some people will argue that these mascots are offensive‚ and others will say that they are just mascots. Sports teams should use Native American names and mascots because fans support these teams with pride‚ they don’t reflect poorly on Native Americans‚ and actual Native American tribes want to be named after sports teams. Fans

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    surrounds the horrific rape of an innocent Native American mother‚ Geraldine‚ as well as the murder and abuse of Mayla‚ a young Native American woman. The theme of abuse of Native Americans‚ in particular‚ women‚ is essential to the plot. It is the painful reality of Native American life: that these peoples have been systematically and egregiously mishandled‚ attacked‚ and abused. I was interested to see how prevalent the violence against both Native American women and men was. I wanted to know the

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    Competent Care to a Native American Patient Fundamentals & Medical Surgical Nursing April 13‚ 2012 Providing Culturally Competent Care to a Native American Patient Introduction When caring for a Native American patient‚ it is imperative that the nurse provide culturally competent care. In this scenario‚ there are two main dimensions along which cultural tensions between the patient and the nurse can arise. The first pertains to the actual practices and values of Native American culture‚ which

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    the evolution of Native American culture. Thesis: Modern Native American traditions reflect the history of struggle‚ strife and triumph they experienced in history. Introduction: As most of us know‚ Native American’s have a rich history of struggle and also triumph. Many modern Native American traditions reflect the story and struggle Native American’s experienced. These stories are filled with tradition closely tied to Mother Nature. I’m sure many of you have seen Native American art and objects

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    Women in Native American Music has varied throughout the years. According to Beverley Diamond’s journal‚ Native American Contemporary Music: The Women‚ women’s roles have changed in recent years that has given strength to indigenous women’s voices (Diamond‚ pg. 388). In Diamond’s journal‚ she mentions a music gathering in Boston that showed her the prevalence of women in Native American music today (Diamond‚ pg. 387). Diamond states that at the concert she realized that‚ “Native American women in

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